Daily Archive: Tuesday, July 9, 2013

(Reuters) – A four wicket spell from Bhuvneshwar Kumar helped India beat Sri Lanka by 81 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method today to set up a re-match in the final of the Tri-Nations competition in Port of Spain.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Chantal strengthened today as it pulled away from the Lesser Antilles and moved into the eastern Caribbean Sea on a path toward Haiti and the Dominican Republic, U.S.

The police today said that Carlton Akeem Bourne is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the death of Winston Ragnauth called ‘Tony’, whose body was found on November 07, 2012, with his throat slit at his home at Whim, Corentyne.

Fly Guyana says it has made the necessary applications to the civil aviation authorities both here and in the United States with a view to commencing operations in October.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Broadcaster Wayne Whyte and his co-accused, Safari Farr, wept openly in court yesterday as they were sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment for shooting and injuring media personality Jody-Ann Gray.

(Trinidad Express) Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley was yesterday deemed to be an unfit leader who must tender his resignation in the face of the emailgate controversy.

Gunmen killed a 72-year-old man and badly wounded his employer before snatching a bag containing $8 million they were taking to a bank, in a brazen attack in the heart of Georgetown early yesterday morning.

A 26-year-old man was shot dead last night by bandits who invaded his home at Supply, Mahaica.

Police sleuths are looking for a man in connection with the murder of Tyrone Boodhoo, who was shot dead on the Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara seawall on Sunday night in what his family believes was more than an attempted robbery.

An ambulance that has not operated for almost six years is costing the Linden Hospital Complex millions of dollars in repair bills, Chairman of the Region Ten Health and the Environment Committee, Maurice Butters said last week.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) in a release stated that an overall three per cent increase in serious crime has been recorded during the period January 1 to June 30, 2013.

A Parika family is seeking answers as to how one of its members met his demise on Sunday morning.

Region 9 administration officials were yesterday blasted by members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) over findings in the Auditor General’s 2010 and 2011 reports that they had made overpayments to the sum of approximately of $18.5 million over several years.

Caricom Heads have passed a directive which could eventually see the implementation of the hassle-free travel that was in place in the region for the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

The murder trial of Ravindra Siew, accused of killing his mother Ramrattie Deonauth opened yesterday before Justice Navindra Singh and a jury in the High Court.

A miner accused of trafficking in 403 grammes of cannabis was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

State prosecutor Renita Singh yesterday closed the case in the Marlon Ganesh murder trial which began on Thursday in the High Court before Justice Dawn Gregory.

A Leeds Village, Corentyne family was robbed of millions in cash, jewellery and other items last Wednesday, when their home was burglarised.

The Ministry of Local Government has advised the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) that it has to implement tipping fees for every ton of garbage deposited at the Haags Bosch Landfill as of July 1.

A mother of two from Number Two Village, East Canje, Berbice was remanded to prison yesterday after she was charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – A four-wicket haul by captain Angelo Matthews and a solid 90 from wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara steered Sri Lanka to a 39-run victory over West Indies in their rain-affected Celkon Mobile Cup ODI at Queens Park Oval yesterday.

A janitor at a private school in New Amsterdam was remanded to the New Amsterdam Prison yesterday after she was charged with the possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Brian Sattaur’s unbeaten century, backed up by a five-wicket haul from fast bowler Cordel Mars, piloted Demerara to an 85-run win over Berbice which gave them the lien on the (GCB)/GTM Under-19 50 overs-a-side title.

A jointly charged duo charged with robbing a man of a quantity of items totalling $8,360 while holding a cutlass to his neck was remanded to prison when they appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

The Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) rescued six females from 14 Miles in Region Seven over the weekend and two policemen are now under close arrest after they were accused of raping two of them at the Sherima Police Station some months ago as a means of giving their alleged traffickers a free pass to the backdam.

The driver of a car of Golden Fleece, West Coast Berbice (WCB) was spared serious injury when he slammed into an electricity pole at the turn at Golden Grove, WCB around 8.20 pm on Saturday.

PPP Executive Member Clement Rohee yesterday said that the serious charges made that the party’s leadership has been compromised by corrupt interests are designed to influence its upcoming congress.

The national under-19 ruggers kicked off the North America Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) 15s tournament on a positive note, thrashing St Lucia, 29-10 at the Fatima Ground on Sunday in Mucurapo, Trinidad.

Defending National Digicel Champions, Wismar-Christianburg Secondary retained their regional title as they hammered Kwakwani Secondary by a 6-1 score line on Sunday.

A man who dealt a blow to his reputed wife’s face—causing her to fall into a window which broke and injured her—while rowing about her cooking was yesterday imprisoned for seven days.

BK International has said that the current traffic congestion on the East Bank Demerara road is not in any way related to or affected by the construction works currently being carried out by the company for the expansion of the road but is a result of the failure of the client [the government] to make provisions for relocation of the utilities along the roadway.

Queen’s College (QC) overcame Christ Church Secondary 4-2 in penalty kicks after regulation time found both sides locked at 3-3 when play in the Digicel U18 Secondary Schools Football Tournament continued at the Police Sports Club (PSC) ground, Eve Leary yesterday.

The Campbellville man who was shot in Alberttown last Friday remains in police custody and according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud the man is still not giving the police details about the incident.

The Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA)-sanctioned 9th P and P insurance junior tennis camp will be officially launched today at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

(Reuters) – Formula One pitlane television crews will have to film from the pit wall during races in future after a cameraman was hit and injured by a bouncing wheel in Sunday’s German Grand Prix, Bernie Ecclestone said yesterday.

The officials investigating last week’s 640 kilogrammes of marijuana find at the John Fernandes Terminal, Mandela Avenue are yet to make an arrest in the case.

 (Reuters) – El Salvador 2 Trinidad and Tobago 2 – CONCACAF Gold Cup, Group B result yesterday.

Dear Editor, The slumping gold price on the world market has the local mining industry very jittery even though the record gold declaration for the year does not seem to reflect this mounting concern.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s interim head of state has set a speedy timetable for elections to drag the Arab world’s biggest country from crisis, after the military ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi last week sparked a wave of bloody protests.

Dear Editor, I don’t like writing letters when I am angry, but sometimes in the interest of timing we must not let the good become a causality of the better.

ORLANDO, Florida,  CMC- Jamaica grabbed a record 91 medals at the International Sports Karate Association United States Open staged in Florida over the weekend.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds has expressed his “embarrassment” at the level of commercial losses suffered by the Guyana and Power and Light (GPL) Inc as a result of customers who do not pay what they ought to for the electricity they consume.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela has arrested five officials and charged them with embezzling $84 million from a China-financed development fund administered by state-run development bank Bandes, President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday.

Dear Editor, It is with increasing concern, nay, trepidation that I view the recent operations and administration of the Demerara Harbour Bridge.

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has earmarked three Simon Pures to represent the nation at the South America Championships in Peru this September.

LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivia yesterday demanded France, Portugal, Spain and Italy reveal who told them that former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden was aboard President Evo Morales’ flight from Moscow last week.

LA BAULE, France, (Reuters) – Rivals have been bragging that they dismantled Team Sky with a brutal onslaught in Sunday’s second mountain stage, yet Chris Froome is still in yellow and on the path to a maiden Tour de France title.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Osama bin Laden lived in plain sight for almost a decade and was once even pulled over for speeding but not apprehended, thanks to the incompetence of Pakistan’s intelligence and security services, an official report into his killing said yesterday.

A landlord who allegedly blocked the windows of his tenant’s downstairs apartment with zinc sheets and cut off her water supply was yesterday reprimanded by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry and granted self bail.

Dear Editor, Mr LFS Burnham spoke of unity among the peoples at the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas.

HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba will begin deregulating state-run companies in 2014 as reform of the Soviet-style command economy moves from retail services and farming into its biggest enterprises, the head of the Communist Party’s reform efforts said.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC- Brazil is providing technical and financial support to Jamaica for its inaugural appearance in the FIVB World U-19 Beach Volleyball Championship in Portugal from 11 – 14 July 2013.

BRASILIA (Reuters) – The Brazilian government, under pressure to improve public health services, has dropped plans to import a contingent of Cuban doctors and is instead looking to hire physicians in Spain and Portugal, the Health Ministry said yesterday.

Dear Editor, The ‘kwak’ pollster has surfaced again in May 2013 with the results of another poll. 

Thirty-four soon-to-be-commissioned Florida National Guard cadets and three instructors have begun a Cultural Understanding and Language Proficiency (CULP) programme here, which will see them living, working and having cultural exchanges with Guyana Defence Force cadets.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – There was a major development in one of Vybz Kartel’s murder trials yesterday afternoon.

Marian Academy was crowned the National Schools Basketball Festival (NSBF) U20 champions when they edged Kwakwani Secondary 54-53 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue on Sunday.

Dear Editor, I agree completely with the sentiments expressed in the letter by Sharir Chan (‘Re-launch the Caribbean Press as a true public entity’ SN, July 8) that the dust needs to settle on the Caribbean Press. 

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed yesterday for forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebel fighters in Syria to put down their weapons during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

A 36-year-old man accused of having a quantity of cannabis in his possession was yesterday admitted to bail in the sum of $50,000 when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

With the Parliament in Zimbabwe having been dissolved last Friday ahead of the July 31 national elections, the country has been left to function with just two branches of the state, the executive and the judiciary.

MIAMI (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Chantal churned across the Atlantic Ocean toward the eastern Caribbean yesterday on a track that would put it over flood-prone Haiti and the Dominican Republic later this week, U.S.

Tickets to ODIs: Fans lining up yesterday at the Georgetown Cricket Club, Bourda for tickets to the one-day internationals to be played between West Indies and Pakistan at the Providence National Stadium.

(Jamaica Observer) Left-arm orthodox slow bowler Nikita Miller is pleased with his recent showings against the touring Sri Lanka ‘A’ team and is eager for more West Indies duty as he continues the march towards a return to the senior set-up.